{"product_id":"willie-nelson-an-epic-life-9780316017794","title":"Willie Nelson: An Epic Life","description":"From his first performance at age four, Willie Nelson was driven to make music and live life on his own terms. But though he is a songwriter of exceptional depth - \"Crazy\" was one of his early classics - Willie only found success after abandoning Nashville and moving to Austin, Texas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Headed Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e made country cool to a new generation of fans. \u003ci\u003eWanted: The Outlaws\u003c\/i\u003e became the first country album to sell a million copies. And \"On the Road Again\" became the anthem for Americans on the move. A craggy-faced, pot-smoking philosopher, Willie Nelson is one of America's great iconoclasts and idols. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now Joe Nick Patoski draws on over 100 interviews with Willie and his family, band, and friends to tell Nelson's story, from humble Depression-era roots, to his musical education in Texas honky-tonks and his flirtations with whiskey, women, and weed; from his triumph with #1 hit \"Always On My Mind\" to his nearly career-ending battles with debt and the IRS; and his ultimate redemption and ascension to American hero\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316017794\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/21\/2009 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Joe Nick Patoski","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52403346276533,"sku":"9780316017794","price":22.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d9e15232-e17c-48c3-87c1-32d5e28df9ff.jpg?v=1774968868","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/willie-nelson-an-epic-life-9780316017794","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}